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“Not every advance is progress. Not every new thing is better for us humanly.”

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Sherry Turkle is a professor of the Social Studies of Science and Technology at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). She is recognized for her research on the impact of technology on human relationships and society. more

“As you look back in history, we [the United States] have done wonderful things, the Marshal Plan is the most obvious. After World War II, we spent billions of dollars to rebuild Europe or at least part of Europe after the devastation of World War II. We did it out of charity, but we also did it to keep the Russians from getting deeply into Europe.”

World Looks War States Done United United States Plans Wonderful Europe Dollars Charity Obvious Billions War Of The Worlds World War Ii World War I Wonderful Things Devastation

Author:Michael Beschloss

“When we're talking about the "American response" to any disaster, it's not just a government response, an official response, it's a popular response.”

Government Talking Response Disaster Officials

Author:Richard Norton Smith

“The health of the people is of supreme importance. All measures looking to their protection against the spread of contagious diseases and to the increase of our sanitary knowledge for such purposes deserve attention of Congress.”

People Purpose Attention Disease Deserve Importance Increase Congress Spread Protection Supreme Contagious Sanitary

Book:State of the Union Addresses

Source: State of the Union Addresses

“I had always been - everybody kind of likes comedy. I was very interested in comedy, beyond just liking it. I had friends that took apart radios; I wanted to take apart jokes.”

Kind Wanted Comedy Jokes Radio Likes

Author:Chris Rock

“Standup comedians are attracted to one another because of their faults. So we're all kind of messed up in the same way, and once I was around a group of people that saw the world in a different way, it's like this is where I need to be.”

People World Way Needs Kind Different Saws Groups Faults All Kinds Comedian Different Ways Messed Up

Author:Chris Rock

“Black comics, they only watch Black comedians. You're a comedian; you're not just a Black comedian. You're a comedian. I try to get that through to everybody.”

Trying Black Watches Comedian

Author:Chris Rock

“Nothing's planned. Never say never.”

Never Say Never

Author:Mike Rutherford

“The isolation, the separateness, is always a part of any utopia.”

Isolation Utopia Separateness

Author:Toni Morrison

“Isolation, you know, carries the seeds of its own destruction because as times change, other things seep in.”

Knows Destruction Seeds Isolation Carrie

Author:Toni Morrison

“We are a nation at war. This is also a time for hard choices. It's about ensuring that we are able to prevail in the conflicts in which we are now engaged. But it's also about being able to be strong and disciplined in applying our nation's limited resources to defending America.”

War Hard Able America Choices Strong Nations Conflict Resources Engaged Limited Resources Defending America

Author:Leon Panetta

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